St. Peter And Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church Hosts Candlelight Vigil

By: Patrick Damp/KDKA-TV

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Pittsburghers gathered to pray for Ukrainians under attack or forced out by the Russian Federation.

Saints Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Carnegie hosted a candlelight vigil.

They lit candles to represent the number of children killed in the attack.

"None of us, even the most feeble, would allow a bully to hurt an infant or a newborn and that's the kind of power Russia has in Ukraine," said Father John Charest of St. Peter St. Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church. "The rest of the world is sitting there, afraid of something, and not stepping in."

By their count, there were more than 175 candles lit.